Liu Yuan was thinking that it must be because Concubine Ji was too weird.

Before Noble Lady Ji came, he curled up on the couch, drinking tea and reading, feeling comfortable and relaxed.

After Lady Ji came, he was so busy that he didn't even have time to take a rest.

This morning the Queen resumed her greetings, and the concubines' daily routines suddenly changed. They all complained of headaches and stomachaches.

In the past, such minor illnesses did not require Liu Yuanzheng's intervention.

The Imperial Hospital has four imperial doctors on duty every day, which is enough to deal with these minor illnesses. Liu Yuan is the highest-ranking official, so he can just send someone else out for a visit.

As a result, the Queen issued an edict, appointing him to Kunning Palace.

Anyone can be missing, but he cannot be missing.

Liu Yuanzheng didn't know how he had offended the queen. He carried the medicine box over tremblingly, feeling very uneasy.

Before he left, he still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that the queen's condition had just worsened and that she needed his personal care.

He went forward to pay his respects, but was met with a fierce rebuke from the Queen.

After listening for a long time, Liu Yuanzheng finally understood everything:

The Queen already knew that he always prescribed the "panacea".

Liu Yuanzheng wiped his sweat and groaned inwardly.

He is like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express his pain.

Prescribing a "panacea" was already a default thing. He and the concubines were clearly cooperating and win-win, so how did it become a problem of him alone neglecting his duties?

But these words must not be told to the Queen.

The queen must also know the subtle relationship behind the "panacea".

Perhaps, he was called over this time because he was too ostentatious and had to put on an act for the concubines to see.

Under the empress's majestic gaze, Liu Yuanzheng looked at the concubines who were unwell today one by one.

The queen gently turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and asked him, "What's the situation?"

Dean Liu was hesitating. He wanted to use some tactful words.

The Queen glanced at him calmly, her voice devoid of emotion: "Director Liu, I want the truth. If you tell me anything false, the Imperial Hospital is full of talented people, and I can always change the director."

Liu Yuanzheng was startled and had no choice but to inform the Queen of the situation, regardless of the resentful looks from the concubines behind him.

Concubine He had a strong liver fire, and Concubine Lu felt a little chest tightness.

Apart from this, no one was sick.

The queen nodded, and then fined the people who had just pretended to be sick three months' salary as a punishment.

Dean Liu was standing aside with his head down, feeling as if the eyes of these people were burning through his skin.

After finally escaping from Kunning Palace, Aunt Xiwen hurried over and conveyed the Queen's new order.

"Master Yuanzheng, starting today, the concubines will enter the palace one after another for selection. The queen said that the selection was postponed for too long this year, and I hope that Yuanzheng can pay special attention to the concubines' diet and daily life."

Liu Yuanzheng bowed and humbly asked Xiwen: "Aunt, what does the queen mean...?"

Xiwen said: "We need to prepare enough Chinese angelica, wolfberry, red dates, ginseng and other medicinal materials. In addition, we need to send a bottle of ginger tea to Jingyixuan every day. We must not let the concubines catch a cold."

Liu Yuanzheng agreed bitterly.

Xiwen's words were simple, but he had a lot to prepare.

So he was busy all day, sometimes shuttling between the front hall to coordinate and ensure an adequate supply of medicinal materials; sometimes rushing to the backyard to personally supervise the preparation of medicinal meals for his apprentices.

At the time of Shen, Liu Yuanzheng finally got time to spare, sit down and pour himself a cup of tea.

He sat down on the chair tiredly, and after a brief moment of confusion, his eyes glowed with anticipation.

If he can endure another two hours, he will be able to leave the palace.

I'll leave the next matter to Vice Dean Wang.

Yuan Liu opened the teacup, shook his head, and took a deep breath of the aroma of tea.

The aroma of tea eased his tense mood a little.

Dean Liu opened his mouth and drank tea.

"The Dean——"

There seemed to be some noise at the door.

"Liu Yuanzheng——"

There were hurried footsteps at the door, accompanied by a few anxious calls.

"Director, are you here? Something terrible has happened."

Wu Qing lifted the door curtain and came in, his eyes darting left and right, finally fixing on Liu Yuanzheng's flushed old face.

Wu Qing walked forward quickly and said happily, "Liu Yuanzheng, you are here? I called you a few times just now, but there was no response. I thought you had left."

The girl's eyes sparkled and she looked very attractive.

Dean Liu had difficulty swallowing the tea leaves stuck in his throat, and asked with difficulty: "Sir, what's the matter?"

When he stood up, he saw Prince Ding who was blocked by Wu Qing.

Liu Yuanzheng's heart couldn't help but skip a beat: "..."

The two plague gods arrived together again.

One is a young lady who is very popular in the palace, and the other is a prince who is closest to the emperor. He can't afford to offend either of them.

Wu Qing quickly took Prince Ding's left hand and showed it to Liu Yuanzheng.

"Director, look, it's all blood."

Before leaving, Wu Qing gave Prince Ding's hand a simple treatment and urgently tied it up with a brocade handkerchief.

Now the brocade handkerchief was completely soaked with blood, and even Wu Qing's own fingers were stained red.

Yuan Liu was shocked.

This wound cannot be cured by any "panacea"!

He quickly put down the teacup in his hand, picked up the medicine box beside him, and helped Prince Ding to sit down.

Dean Liu looked solemn and said nervously, "Your Highness, please stop moving your hands!"

He untied the makeshift bandage made by Wu Qing, looked at the big hole made by the nail on Prince Ding's body, and let out a breath of cold air.

"How did your Lordship's hands become like this?"

Prince Ding brushed it off lightly: "I just accidentally hit a nail. It's no big deal."

Liu Yuanzheng pulled his sleeves back, revealing his red wrists.

Liu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows, "What's going on here..."

When Wu Qing heard what Liu Yuanzheng said, he also leaned over to take a look.

Then she looked away as if she had been electrocuted and pretended nothing had happened.

…She seemed to have used too much force just now, leaving an extremely obvious red mark on Prince Ding’s wrist. Well, it was pretty nice.

...Huh? Did she also grab Prince Ding's wrist yesterday?

【It’s a sin. It’s a sin.】

Prince Ding said vaguely: "I was injured accidentally, nothing serious."

Liu Yuanzheng was speechless.

He had just clearly seen that it was Concubine Ji who forcibly grabbed Prince Ding's wrist and dragged him in.

The red mark must have been caused by Concubine Ji, but Prince Ding insisted that it was his fault.

Go ahead and lie, just lie.

See if you can deceive the emperor's eyes.